Effect of sound amplification in speech perception in elderly with and without tinnitus

PURPOSE: To verify the effect of the use of auditory prostheses on speech perception tests in elderly individuals with and without tinnitus having hearing impairment.METHODS: We evaluated 24 elderly patients with moderate sensorineural hearing loss, aged between 60 and 70 years, distributed into two...

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Main Authors: Tiago de Melo Araujo, Maria Cecília Martinelli Iório
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
Series:CoDAS
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822015000400319&lng=en&tlng=en